Visualize geometry¶
In vdb_view¶
vdb_view
is a third-party software, which can be found in the libopenvdb-tools package. You can search for detailed usage online.
vdb_view
is a command line utility
> vdb_view geometry.vdb
The grid is shown at the start

To see geometry press ‘1’ (toggle tree topology view off) and ‘2’ (toggle surface view on) keys on your keyboard.

Navigate with mouse
In Blender¶
Download Blender (free software) from the official website.
Version 3.1 and above can be used.
Open Blender graphical interface.
Click
geometry.vdb
file.

Select the initial cube with left mouse click.
On the panel on the bottom right, select
tab. Click
In the Modifier settings, fill in
Object : geometry
Grid Name : FillingFrac
Threshold : 0.5
This will plot the isosurface where FillingFrac
\(=0.5\).
The FillingFrac
grid is filled with scalar values of \(\varphi\), that is, filling fraction.
\(\varphi=1\) in the mesh cells filled with solid or liquid, and \(\varphi=0\) in the empty cells.
Some cells are partially filled. The isosurface where \(\varphi=0.5\) is a good approximation of the metal surface.

Navigate Viewport with [Numpad .], Middle Mouse, Middle Mouse + Shift, Middle Mouse + Ctrl.
